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Selin Kubilay
With a background in aquatic sciences, I transitioned into research data management, following my passion for FAIR research software development and open science advocacy. I thrive in interdisciplinary environments and particularly enjoy developing R packages and interactive dashboards that enhance data accessibility and usability. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, road biking, bouldering, and hosting board game nights.
Employment History
Research Data Manager
Delft
Delft University of Technology
Current - 2023
- Co-developed data engineering and analysis solutions in R and Python for research projects
- Designed and implemented relational and non-relational database solutions
- Contributed to the library trainings targeted to researchers for establishing good software development practices
- Organized R cafe meetings to establish an R community in TU Delft
- Participated in several workshops for adopting better research software practices
Guest Researcher
Innsbruck
University of Innsbruck
2022 - 2020
- Built a groundwater experiment as part of doctoral research to assess the influence of carbon regime disturbances on microbial carbon utilization
- Used R with STAN to analyze and interpret the complex experimental design with a Bayesian model
- Helped build a new lab from scratch for the research group FLEE
Researcher
Berlin
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
2022 - 2018
- Investigated the impacts of dam-related flow regime disruptions on riverine biogeochemical interactions through spatio-temporal analysis of dissolved organic carbon data
- Campaigned for groundwater sampling excursions for Trace Organic Chemical Research
- Presented in SoapboxScience events for public outreach
- Participated in several conferences with posters or presentations for dissemination of research results
Research Intern
Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
2017
- Analysed and visualised data in R for a soil remediation project
- Obtained funding through the Excellency Scholarship from TUBITAK for my stay in Cophenagen
Education
Relevant Trainings
2025
- Carpentries Instructor Training (The Carpentries)
2024
- Data Modeling and Relational Data Architecture (EssentialSQL)
- Good Practices in Research Software Development (Netherlands eScience Center)
2023
- Reproducible Research with R Packages (Netherlands eScience Center)
2021
- Model-Data Integration for Natural Sciences: Non-parametric modeling with artificial neural networks and applied deep learning with R and Python (University of Innsbruck)
2019
- Introductory Bayesian Statistics for Ecologists (Leibniz IGB-Berlin)
- Multivariate Statistical Methods in R for Ecology (Leibniz IGB-Berlin)
PhD, Geography
Berlin
Humboldt University in Berlin
Current - 2020
- Thesis: Microbial metabolism of terrestrial resources in river corridors under variable flow regimes: match-mismatch scenarios between resources and consumers
- Independently analysed large biogeochemical data using multivariate statistical methods in R
- Campaigned for surface water sampling from alpine rivers
MSc, Environmental Sciences
Istanbul
Bogazici University
2018 - 2016
- Thesis: Modeling evolution and dissemination of resistance under temporally changing antimicrobial concentration
- Used R for the first time to generate plots
BSc, Chemistry
Istanbul
Bogazici University
2016 - 2012
- Bachelor Project: Archaeometry: Looked for organic lipid residues in ancient pottery from 6000 BCE
Secondary School
Istanbul
Saint Joseph French High School
2011 - 2006
Relevant Teaching Experience
Software Carpentry Workshop
Delft
TU Delft
2025 - 2023
- Assisted The Unix Shell and Introduction to Version Control with Git sessions
Geospatial Data Carpentry for Urbanism
Delft
TU Delft
2025 - 2023
- Contributed to the yearly-held workshop in organization, development and update of the materials and assisted during the lectures
Selected Publications, Posters, and Talks
Response of hyporheic biofilms to carbon quality shifts. - In preparation
Journal of Hydrology
Publication
Current - 2025
Riverine dissolved organic matter responds to alterations differently in two distinct hydrological regimes from Northern Spain.
Biogeosciences
Publication
2025
Translating flow regimes into dissolved organic matter (DOM) regimes - lessons from rivers under flow management in two climate zones
International Society for Limnology
Presentation
2022
Anthropogenically altered flow affects compositional variance of dissolved organic matter.
ISRS
Poster
2019
Anthropogenically altered flow affects compositional variance of dissolved organic matter.
Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences
Poster
2019